People rarely leave the job, they usually leave their boss! You’ve heard the stories … boss belittles staff, boss puts unrelenting pressure on an individual, or the boss micromanages. Regardless, it just shows that if we change the way leaders lead then there will be fewer people leaving an organization. Communication is key. Leaders communicate
The world is different – it has changed remarkably fast! In just 5 months we have companies closing, people out of jobs. And those who do have jobs trying to figure out if they can go back to the premises or if they still need to work from home. Now you have people at home,
Pat had a tough time working with one member of his team. One of the other members of the team was negative, loud, arrived late, left early and even sloughed off work to everyone else who would take it. This was causing a lot of frustration for Pat who felt a lot of the negative
When Henry was a child, he wanted to be a fireman! He loved the Dalmatian that rode on the firetrucks he saw in the movies. And whenever one went by the family car as dad pulled over to the side of the road, he would see the red go by with the sirens wailing and
Saskatchewan has experienced lower rates of COVID-19 than many places in the world. Yet, it still causes grave concerns for everyone! Parents worried about sending children to school. Employers worried about bringing a full complement of staff back to the workplace. Customers worried about entering businesses. People even worried about walking in the streets and
If we had to describe the year we are about to finish in one word, that word probably would be “unprecedented.” It all started with the rumors of a virus spreading in Asia. A few months and a lockdown later, we are now in a world that will likely never be the same again. At
2020, yikes, it has been a year of lockdowns, business closures and job losses. No travel out of the country, social distancing and mask wearing, and worse yet, those who are in hospital and those who have lost their lives. As we begin 2021, we want to have a path forward and that may be
Family, that’s what makes us feel at home! Julie works from home during COVID. Andy moves between days at his physical office and days working from home. Stella works in the office every day -except there are no others around to talk to because they are all working from home. It doesn’t matter how we
DO YOU AGREE? Times have changed! We are not connected as we once were and I feel that it has hit us, the seniors, probably more than any other group. We were in some cases more isolated than other groups. Our families have left to build their own lives. We become empty nesters. Some of
COVID has caused us all to explore where our careers are taking us… maybe you are in the job you love, maybe you’ve realized this job or this field is not the one for you. Regardless, when the pandemic is winding down, as we hope it will soon, it’s time to begin to look forward.
